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Legal Aid

Legal aid is an essential component of access to justice. GALA recognizes that the vast majority of the population cannot...

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Debt Relief

The right to a debt exit strategy, or debt restructuring is generally guaranteed by most countries to corporate...

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Fighting Financial Fraud

Financial fraud is all the more devastating when perpetrated on the poor. GALA is coordinating a global ...

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Environmental Justice

Sustainable development often means postponing immediate and immense profits in favor of protecting...

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Anti-human Trafficking

Legal aid is an essential component of access to justice. GALA recognizes that the vast majority of the ....

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Prison Reform

Prison reform is needed in most countries, but prioritized in very few. GALA is working on this and in particular in Grenada...

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Legal Aid

Legal aid is an essential component of access to justice. GALA recognizes that the vast majority of the population cannot afford legal services or court filing fees. Thus, it is working to provide legal aid in several of its ongoing projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Alliance for Legal Aid (GALA)

Fighting Financial Fraud

Financial fraud is all the more devastating when perpetrated on the poor. GALA is coordinating a global multi stakeholder fraud prevention programme.

Publication on Digital Ponzi Schemes
Presentation at ITU Geneva event

 

Global Alliance for Legal Aid (GALA)

Environmental Justice

Sustainable development often means postponing immediate and immense profits in favor of protecting human, animal and plant life on Earth. GALA has advocated strongly for the application of the precautionary principle; most recently in Namibia where phosphate dredging was proposed off the coast of the country; which if commenced risked the destruction of the fragile eco-system of coastal waters; not only for Namibia, but also for neighboring South Africa and Angola. Like other advocacy initiatives, protecting the environment is a lifetime commitment and requires the cooperation of a wide array of stakeholders. GALA is open to assisting other organizations in this regard, and prioritizes collaborations with indigenous populations.

 

Global Alliance for Legal Aid (GALA)

Anti-human Trafficking

GALA initially began advocacy efforts on behalf of Nigerian victims of human trafficking residing in Italy. We recognize that people flee their countries of origin because of economic hardship, as well as due to political strife and civil unrest. Those who flee due to political unrest are generally allowed to resettle in developed countries as refugees, or in some cases given asylum by the host nation; while those immigrants who are economic refugees generally are not afforded any legal respite — despite the fact that they are fleeing starvation and untold suffering in their countries of origin. This distinction is fundamentally unjust. And, it facilitates human trafficking. GALA believes that a more wholistic response is necessary to end human trafficking not just the prosecution of the criminals who prey on the poor and vulnerable. GALA is open to new collaborations and partnerships both to advocate both for the rights of victims, as well as to create decent jobs for them; wherever they may choose to reside.

 

Global Alliance for Legal Aid (GALA)

Prison Reform

Prison reform is needed in most countries, but prioritized in very few. GALA is working on this issue in the E. Caribbean and in particular in Grenada where it has organized music concerts to raise awareness of the human rights of inmates, and the need for structural repairs at the Richmond Hill Prison.

 

 

 

 

 

Global Alliance for Legal Aid (GALA)

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